BlockColonial Estates, Georgia
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Carrollton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30117. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Tallapoosa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1973 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Anniston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Colonial Estates between 1992 and 2019, burning about 538 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 49 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-CARROLL-006 |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-CARROLL-007 |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Colonial Estates: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Carrollton Copper Smelter | Copper | Plant | ||
| Bonner Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlawn Estates | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Briarwood Estates | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Greenwood Estates | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Double Branches | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cedarwood | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Chapel Heights Estates | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Carrollton | 3.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 350116. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.